The purpose and intent of this article is to secure the general
health, safety and welfare of the residents of the city by:
(1)
Explicitly creating a police department and outlining both its authority
and jurisdiction;
(2)
Explicitly creating the position of chief of police to oversee and
manage the police department; and
(3)
Outlining the duties and responsibilities of both the chief of police
and officers.
(Ordinance 12-032 adopted 6/12/12)
There is hereby created a police department of the city, at
the head of which shall be the chief of police. The police department
shall be composed of the chief of the police and other officers and
employees as the city council may provide. The jurisdiction of the
department shall be the corporate limits of the city and that property
lying outside the city limits which is owned by the city.
(Ordinance 12-032 adopted 6/12/12)
No person will be certified as a police officer who has not
complied with the basic requirements established by the state for
police officers and by the city acting through the chief of police.
(Ordinance 12-032 adopted 6/12/12)
(a)
The police department of the city shall consist of the chief of police
and such members as the city council may provide.
(b)
The chief of police shall be appointed by the city manager and confirmed
by the city council.
(c)
The chief of police shall carry out the functions of the police department
relating to public safety and enforcement of ordinances, state and
federal laws; organize the police department of the city in conformity
with the laws of the state and ordinances of the city; and shall promulgate
policies, procedures, rules, directives and orders for the administration
of the department, including but not limited to discipline within
the department.
(Ordinance 12-032 adopted 6/12/12)
(a)
Individual officers constituting the city police department are invested
with all the power and authority given to them as peace officers under
the laws of the state. Inherent with this power and authority is the
obligation to preserve the peace, to enforce the ordinances and regulations
of the city, the laws of the state and of the United States, to take
legal custody of offenders and to secure the citizens from violence.
(b)
All personnel of the police department shall be bound by the most
current directives, orders, rules, regulations and procedures for
the operation of the police department as may be promulgated or as
hereinafter amended by the chief of police, and failure to abide thereby
shall subject the violating personnel to such disciplinary action
as may be determined by the chief of police within the limits of state
law and city ordinance.
(Ordinance 12-032 adopted 6/12/12)
(a)
In accordance with Texas Local Government Code, the city council
hereby approves of members of the police department, not exempt from
the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, accepting
compensatory time, in lieu of overtime pay, at a rate equal to one
and one-half (1-1/2) times the number of overtime hours.
(b)
The chief of police is hereby appointed as the person to make all
agreements on the part of the city in order to fulfill the obligations
of the city under Texas Local Government Code, section 142.0016.
(c)
The city and eligible members of the police department shall comply
with all provisions of Texas Local Government Code, section 142.0016,
as relate to the acceptance, use and payment of compensatory time.
(1990 Code, sec. 7.401; Ordinance
adopting Code)
A collection fee shall be as set forth in section A12.03.032 of the fee schedule in appendix A on each municipal court case more than 60 days past due that is referred to a collection agency.
(Ordinance 08-120 adopted 10/28/08)
Fees for background checks requested by the police department from individuals or businesses shall be as set forth in section A12.03.033 of the fee schedule in appendix A to this code.
(Ordinance 14-038, sec. 1, adopted 5/27/14)
